NOAA 16 DEB, 41503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41503 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

41503, 2000-055MB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41503U 00055MB  25179.08384919  .00007209  00000-0  18011-2 0  9990
2 41503  98.7685 302.5395 0025791  70.5713 289.8264 14.51638650484400

Epoch: 2025-06-28T02:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T02:00:44.569Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-4.07363°

Altitude

717.088 km

Speed

7.5 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 10m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.41256°

Longitude

32.51032°

Altitude

760.893 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 26m 03s

Apparent Declination

-62° 36' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:43:19

Azimuth

159.292° S

Elevation

-64.514°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

735.721 km

Perigee altitude

699.121 km

Semi-major axis

7,095.558 km

Eccentricity

0.00258

Inclination

98.7685°

RAAN

302.5395°

Arg. of periapsis

70.5713°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

289.8264°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.63131 °/min

Orbital period

99.14 mins

BSTAR

0.0018011

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NOAA 16 DEB, 41070 (Decayed)

NOAA 16 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
8 mins	2025-07-01 07:52:55.042Z	149.138° SSE	2025-07-01 07:56:55.042Z	79.898° E	40.07°	2025-07-01 08:00:55.042Z	356.932° N
4 mins	2025-07-01 19:57:55.042Z	72.63° E	2025-07-01 19:58:55.042Z	86.561° E	14.798°	2025-07-01 20:01:55.042Z	126.42° SE
7 mins	2025-07-01 21:34:55.042Z	355.277° N	2025-07-01 21:37:55.042Z	274.754° WNW	38.557°	2025-07-01 21:41:55.042Z	213.048° SW

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